1. Define Investment. Discuss the effect of changes in investment environment on investment decisions. Distinguish between Investment, Speculation and Gambling. What is the usefulness of a Sound Investment Plan?
2. What is efficient market hypothesis? Explain the different forms and anomalies of efficient market hypothesis.
3. What are oscillators? How are they different from moving averages? Would you recommend the usage of an oscillator? Explain.
4. Explain the Principle of Dominance. Define the Efficient Portfolio and Efficient Frontier.
5. What do you mean by Formula plans? … [Read more...]

Students registered for the Course MS-97 for July 2015 should attempt questions from Part-I and those registered for July 2016 should attempt questions from part – II.
Part – I
1. Discuss in detail the Heckscher–Ohlin model and examine how does it differ from the earlier trade models.
2. The decision of how much power should be delegated to a manager of a subsidiary is crucial and depends on several factors. Examine these factors with their importance in multinational corporations, in terms of improving the process of decision making.
3. Explain the need for control in … [Read more...]

1. TQM application has its limitations. Do you agree with this statement? Justify your answer giving examples.
2. Discuss in brief the philosophies of Deming and Juran and do the comparative assessment of the two.
3. Explain giving examples as to how ISO standards can benefit the society.
4. List out the conventional seven quality control tools. Explain any two in brief.
5. Suppose that you are working in an organization, which wants to develop an effective implementation methodology for ISO 9000 Quality Management System. How will you help your organization in developing an … [Read more...]

1. Discuss the points that should be kept in mind while defining a research problem. Briefly mention advantages of considering these points.
2. The secondary data are to be scrutinized before they are compiled from the source. How does one examine the reliability, suitability, accuracy and adequacy of secondary data?
3. Describe, in brief, the importance of editing, coding, classification, tabulation and presentation of data in the context of research study.
4. The production manager in a large undertaking randomly paid 10 visits to a work site in a month. The number of workers who … [Read more...]

1) Briefly discuss the relevance of International Human Resource Management (IHRM) and its functions. Distinguish between domestic vs IHRM and the variables that moderate differences between Domestic and IHRM with examples.
2) Describe Hofstede’s framework of cultural difference and strategies for managing diversity with examples.
3) Briefly describe an expatriate and discuss the reasons for success and failures of an expatriate with examples.
4) Briefly discuss the characteristics of a Global Mind Set and describe the effective Training and Development Programmes for International … [Read more...]

1. Explain the concept of social justice in relation to industrial jurisprudence. Discuss the constitutional aspects of Industrial jurisprudence.
2. Describe the object, scope and applicability of the Factories Act, 1948. Discuss the provisions relating to employment of young persons in factories.
3. Explain the concept and nature of standing orders. Describe procedure for certification of standing orders. Discuss when do the standing orders operate.
4. Explain the provision for set-on and set-off in the payment of Bonus Act, 1965. Why has such a provision been made in the Act? … [Read more...]

1. What are the public policy considerations in wage policies? State the practical difficulties, if any, translating the lofty ideals into action.
2. Discuss the role played by the International Labour Organisation on the following:
(i) Wage Fixing Machinery
(ii) Protection of Wages
(iii) Equal pay for equal work.
3. (i)What do you understand by the concept of wages; explain the concept of basic wage through examples?
(ii)Why dearness allowance is an integral part of pay packet, explain how is it administered?
4. "Suppose your organisation's recently completed compensation survey … [Read more...]

1. “The organizational requirement for group problem-solving rests primarily on two assumptions:
1. Information needed for most management decisions must come from a variety of sources whose functional interdependence requires its simultaneous consideration and evaluation by all concerned; and 2. The acceptance of such decisions by the persons affected is often more important than the objective quality of the decision, and acceptance is promoted by participation in decision-making.”
Elaborate this statement and discuss the underlying concepts with reference to the organizational experience … [Read more...]

1. Choose an organization of your choice from the aviation industry. Perform a SWOT analysis on the organization. Based on the SWOT analysis, list out the challenges the organization is facing. Explain how these challenges can be converted into opportunities.
2. Identify two organizations of your choice from the pharmaceutical industry. One which is a single business unit (SBU) and the other which has several related businesses. Analyze the corporate profile of each company from the published information available.
3. Select an organization of your choice, which has adopted a … [Read more...]

1) What is an organization? Describe various approaches to understand an organization and discuss their relevance in the present scenario.
2) Briefly discuss the evolutionary process of organization design. Discuss various approaches to understand organizing and analyzing work and their significance in the present day context.
3) Discuss the meaning and concept of quality of worklife. Briefly describe the techniques of improving quality of worklife with relevant examples.
4) Describe various perspectives on organizational analysis and the need to undertake organizational analysis. … [Read more...]